Vineyard 2012
I’m a bit late writing this, but I wanted to show how much the vineyard changes in just a few […]
Learn more →A Hike to Window Rock
Ventana is Spanish for window. Ventana Canyon is named for a large natural window through the rock high up on […]
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Pressing the first harvest of Barbera from my own vines
I thought I’d add some photos of our first pressing this year. The harvest brought me about 625lbs of grapes, […]
Learn more →Barbera: Post MLF Update
Malo-lactic fermentation has completed, and I decided to do some testing. The pH is still high, about 4.1, and the […]
Learn more →Crush 2011!
We harvested this last weekend. The birds were causing damage and the fruit flies attacked the damaged fruit, giving sour […]
Learn more →Barbera almost ready for harvest
Here’s some shots of the grapes from this past weekend. The sugar is about 16-18 Brix and the seeds haven’t […]
Learn more →Mandy’s Wedding
Our daughter, Mandy, decided to have her wedding on a beach in Maui. It was very nice weather and a […]
Learn more →Maui 2011
We went to Maui to attend out daughter’s wedding July 20, and got to see a bit of the island […]
Learn more →Veraison!
I just noticed the first signs of purple are showing on a few clusters. This means the birds will soon […]
Learn more →Year 3 in the Vineyard
The vines are looking good this year and I can see lots of little clusters. I have one vine that’s […]
Learn more →Hiking in the Dragoons
My friends Pete, Jon and I took a nice little hike through a very pretty section of the Dragoon Mts. […]
Learn more →Pruning Barbera, 2011
Pruning for year three in the backyard vineyard.
Learn more →Winter in the vineyard
Winter is here in the desert. This means the vines have finally gone dormant and I can rest a bit. […]
Learn more →Klamath Falls, 2010
I went back to KF to visit my mom for a few days this October. While there, I decided to take […]
Learn more →Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Tina and I took a day and drove up to check out the Arboretum. It’s been a while since we’d […]
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